W.A.A.A.F. girls outside their sleeping quarters

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SLSA catalogueCatalogue recordSLSA referenceB 58786

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TitleW.A.A.A.F. girls outside their sleeping quartersDate taken1945Description

W.A.A.A.F. girls on the verandah of their sleeping quarters, Gawler 1945. Back: Betty Saunders; Lorna Russell; Joan Lucas; Pam Collins; Joan Stace; Eunice Hearne. Front ? ; Bella Roberts; Molly Norton-Baker; Pauline Adcock; Betty Watkins; Elspeth Scott.

The WAAAF was formed in March 1941 in response to intensive lobbying and because of a need for additional wireless telegraphists. When Japan entered the war in December 1941 the role of the women was broadened to include mechanics, electricians, armament and transport workers, and in the medical, signals and radar fields of work. Numbers increased from 1500 at the end of 1941 to over 18,000 in late 1944.

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EventWorld War TwoThemeWomen's auxilliary services and Land ArmyStudent collectionWorld War Two (1939-45)SubjectWomen -- South AustraliaWorld War, 1939-1945

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